References are a funny tool. In my experience, few folks really know what they’re looking for when they check references. It’s a sensitive topic when to check references and the generally accepted ...

Is it time to scrap the reference check? Most organizations pay lip service to checking references. Typically, they call a couple of the people provided by the candidate, ask a few perfunctory ...

Reference checks should be initiated for all final candidates prior to recommending a candidate for the position. Obtain several professional references for each candidate under serious consideration.

Reference checking is a personnel selection procedure that is widely used across the world. In reference checking, potential employers request information from informants who have previously worked ...

These are some of the many things Graham Duncan, investor and chairman of the Sohn Conference Foundation and chairman emeritus of East Rock Capital, thinks about reference checks for job candidates.

Timothy Colin Bednall does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The University of Colorado Boulder will conduct additional reference checks on final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program will enable CU Boulder to collect and ...

Jeffrey S. Klein, left, and Nicholas J. Pappas, right, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Over the past year and a half, spurred in part by the #MeToo movement, many employers have begun taking additional ...